Category Archives: Sugar Free

GF Roasted Garlic Honey Scones

I roasted a lot of garlic last week and in order to keep what I didn’t immediately use, I put the cloves in pint jars, covered them in olive oil and stored them in the fridge. Eating roasted garlic reminded … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Date Nut Fruitcake

I have fond memories of my grandmother’s fruitcakes so this year I decided to make my own dairy free, gluten free, cane sugar free version. Several people mentioned to me recently that they come here for recipes fitting within their … Continue reading

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Dairy Free Spicy Sweet Potato Gratin

The problem with not driving and not having a grocery store within walking distance is that I run out of staples. The good thing about running out of staples is that I become an even more creative cook. LOL! This … Continue reading

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Dairy Free Hazelnut Hot Chocolate

My months on Prednisone had the remarkable side-effect of decreasing my sensitivity to chocolate. Yay! I’m not pushing my luck and keeping my chocolate fixes small but one of my new vices is hazelnut hot chocolate sweetened with agave nectar. … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Vegan Pie Crust

I really like the pie crust I created last year but I’ve learned a lot about gluten free baking since then. My favorite dessert quality gluten free flour is sweet sorghum so I halved the amount of rice flour and … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Pumpkin Bread

My mom planted pie pumpkins this year and had a fairly good sized crop. I made dairy free custard using coconut milk out of the first one of the season and decided to make pumpkin bread with the second one. … Continue reading

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Oven Dried Beef Jerky

Until I stopped eating cane sugar I had no idea it was in quite so many foods, including beef jerky! It’s not hard to make jerky only time-consuming and I have plenty of time. Most recipes I found contained soy … Continue reading

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Agave Sweetened Granola

Next week I’m going on vacation and have early morning flights. When I’m traveling I have a bad habit of forgetting to eat so I decided to make several easy to pack snack foods that meet my dietary standards. I … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Vegan Orange Carrot Cake

Carrot cake is one of my favorite desserts and I’ve made a lot of them over the years so when Julianna started looking for a gluten free, egg free carrot cupcake recipe I jumped at the chance. After looking at … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Ciabatta Bread

Yesterday was Lughnasadh (also known as Lammas), the first of the pagan harvest festivals. It is a celebration of life, fire and grain. Bread plays a large role in this holiday and happily I felt well enough to cook last … Continue reading

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